Big cats= big impact. Stanford researchers found good evidence of an "ecology of fear" taking place on a small preserve just 45 miles south of San Francisco. news.stanford.edu/stories/2026...

New research reveals phone bans initially lower student well-being, but after three years it is greater than before the phones were locked away. news.stanford.edu/stories/2026...

Einstein's theory of general relativity has a few math problems; they have to do with what happens inside black holes. humsci.stanford.edu/feature/jona...

Morehshin Allahyari, a #Stanford digital media artist, uses #AI in both the studio and the classroom not just to make #art but to critique and “interrupt” the technology in the process. news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...

Don’t like what you see at the top of your feed? There may soon be a way to re-order it yourself. #Stanford –led research created a tool that downranks incendiary, antidemocratic posts. It decreased #polarization. And yes, people felt better too. news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...

Snow leopards have the lowest genetic diversity of all big cats–a dubious distinction once held by cheetahs. It increases their risk of extinction in a warming climate. #Stanford-led #research #snowleopards @kasolari.bsky.social @petrovadmitri.bsky.social news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...

“For something that’s of such societal importance, we have got to do it in academia, where we can share what we learn openly with the world.” – Surya Ganguli, @suryaganguli.bsky.social, #Stanford physicist leading Simons Fdtn project to unlock the blackbox of #AI. news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...

“The real story here is not about the purported failings of a human being; it is about what happens when you have a government that is not accountable to the people that it governs.” – Lerone Martin, director of the King Institute at #Stanford. #MLK news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...

New tech like genomic sequencing and AI can unlock a trove of data from millions of preserved plant specimens housed in herbaria, according to #Stanford biologist Barnabas Daru. news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...

Catastrophes, by definition, are devastating, but can often be catalysts for positive change. And if people can adopt that #mindset, they may see some real physical and mental benefits, a #Stanford - led study suggests. news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...

Technology developed by a #Stanford-led team enables the visualization of neuron-specific #brain waves. The development holds promise for understanding diseases such as epilepsy, Alzheimer’s & Parkinson’s. humsci.stanford.edu/feature/new-...

Great piece in NPR featuring research by #Stanford biologists Chinmay Sonawane & Rodolfo Dirzo on the global decline of apex scavengers. Links to the PR & study in this thread 1/

Foundational research could help combat Alzheimer's. news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...

"The universe doesn’t know any national boundaries. If you want to see the whole universe, you have got to move around the world." - Stanford physicist Peter Michelson, PI for the Fermi Large Area Telescope news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...

They may not be pretty, but large scavengers play an important role in removing carrion and the health threat it represents. A #Stanford study found their numbers are dropping worldwide. news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...

Protecting trees might also help protect people from disease in the tropics: A #Stanford- led study shows that in Costa Rica, tree cover can reduce the presence of invasive mosquito species known to transmit diseases like dengue fever. woods.stanford.edu/news/trees-v...

Learning to fly a plane? Practicing speaking before a large crowd? #VirtualReality is great. Attending mundane meetings, answering email? Not so much. Check out the findings from a review of 30 years of #VR research led by @stanfordvr.bsky.social news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...

"Breakthroughs in technology are grounded in a fundamental truth: that transformative innovation often begins with a new understanding of the natural world at its most basic level." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/o...

Some people have right- or left- dominant arteries on the back of their #hearts -- how they get that way might help #Stanford researchers discover how to grow new #arteries and treat #heartdisease. news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...

Life on #Earth may not have begun with a dramatic lightning strike into the ocean but from many smaller “microlightning” exchanges among water droplets from crashing waterfalls or breaking waves. #stanford news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...

THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Stanford University have developed a dual-antibody treatment that remains effective against ALL SARS-CoV-2 variants by targeting a less-mutable part of the virus. This breakthrough could lead to longer-lasting therapies that OUTPACE viral evolution. 🧪🧵⬇️

This #Stanford -led research may have found a way to pin down the constantly evolving virus that causes #COVID and develop longer-lasting treatments. news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...

Excited to share the peer-reviewed version of our paper, which is out today!! Bispecific antibodies targeting the N-terminal and receptor binding domains potently neutralize SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern | Science Translational Medicine www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Some #corn varieties, including many used for breeding high-yielding corn in the U.S., appear to have lost a portion of their water-seeking ability, according to a Stanford-led study. humsci.stanford.edu/feature/new-...

I’m leaving WSU at the end of this week (1/3/25). While I’m sad to go & will miss the many wonderful people I've worked with, I have a great opportunity to work as a science writer for Stanford.

“It’s far too early to be worried about #ChatGPT taking #finance jobs completely,” said study author DJ Fairhurst of #WSU. news.wsu.edu/press-releas...

A #WSU-led study found that the built environment can indeed increase how much people walk, adding strong evidence in support of “walkable” neighborhoods. news.wsu.edu/press-releas...

While a clinical trial is needed to confirm the results, a #WSU-led study offers hope that a simple test can be developed to identify #preeclampsia earlier in #pregnancy. news.wsu.edu/press-releas...

A new #WSU study shows teens who think their parents use cannabis are more likely to hold favorable attitudes toward the drug and to consider trying it themselves. news.wsu.edu/press-releas...

New #WSU research shows that rapid learning in hunter-gatherer societies is facilitated by a unique social environment where cultural knowledge is passed down not just from parents but from the broader community. news.wsu.edu/press-releas...

Ions move more than 10x faster in mixed organic ion-electronic conductors w/ this new development, opening up new potential for advances in #battery charging, #neuromorphic computing, soft #robotics and biosensing-- #WSU-led study news.wsu.edu/press-releas...

A new deep-learning AI from #WSU can spot signs of disease in animal and human tissue images faster and often more accurately than human experts. news.wsu.edu/press-releas... #GoCougs

WSU researchers contributed to an epidemiological study that found 56% of a large breeding colony of Caspian terns died from a 2023 outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza at Rat Island in Washington state. news.wsu.edu/press-releas... #WSU #wildlife

Young #baseball players who don’t quite hit on a bat’s “sweet spot” pay a penalty with wood bats compared to USA Baseball metal bats, according to #WSU-led study. news.wsu.edu/press-releas...

Study led by #WSU offers hope for some of the most vulnerable butterflies. Despite dramatic declines due to #climatechange, habitat loss & pesticides, habitat management can help slow or even reverse those trends. news.wsu.edu/press-releas...